title: Caring for caregivers.
abstract: In home health nursing, the whole family is the client. In a recent issue of Home Care Provider, Knox and Thobaben discussed the need to identify the significant family members who influence health care resources and decisions. Whatever their relationship to the patient, these individuals frequently provide his or her primary care.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Humboldt State University, Arcata, Calif. 95521, USA.
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Jensen
mesh_terms: D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology*; D003152:Community Health Nursing; D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans